Yeah, the claiming process for threefold is strange. Kramnik's next move would have been the 3rd rep, so he has to write down the move and claim the draw before he actually moves, which at that point he doesn't need to.

And btw, you should look at the other games... This one was really boring. It was obvious both played to draw.

i thought so too, sure they are the highest rated, but it seems still weird that it ended so fast.

Aronian just got nothing from the opening. Carlsen has played the NID/QID/BID complex more often than not, it was no surprise. So much for the idea that everyone will out-prepare him in the opening, eh?

Carlsen said before the tournament that he regarded Aronian as his main rival. A draw with Black against him to start the tournament is a big step ahead for Magnus. If some fans found it insufficiently entertaining for their tastes, they should demand their money back.

And btw, you should look at the other games... This one was really boring. It was obvious both played to draw.

i thought so too, sure they are the highest rated, but it seems still weird that it ended so fast.

Aronian just got nothing from the opening. Carlsen has played the NID/QID/BID complex more often than not, it was no surprise. So much for the idea that everyone will out-prepare him in the opening, eh?

Carlsen said before the tournament that he regarded Aronian as his main rival. A draw with Black against him to start the tournament is a big step ahead for Magnus. If some fans found it insufficiently entertaining for their tastes, they should demand their money back.

And btw, you should look at the other games... This one was really boring. It was obvious both played to draw.

i thought so too, sure they are the highest rated, but it seems still weird that it ended so fast.

Aronian just got nothing from the opening. Carlsen has played the NID/QID/BID complex more often than not, it was no surprise. So much for the idea that everyone will out-prepare him in the opening, eh?

Carlsen said before the tournament that he regarded Aronian as his main rival. A draw with Black against him to start the tournament is a big step ahead for Magnus. If some fans found it insufficiently entertaining for their tastes, they should demand their money back.

It's certainly a rational decision, I would have done the same had I been either of those guys, but still, it looks a boring game to me. In the other games, you can see the white player putting some effort in the middlegame, here they practically trade everything with a symmetrical pawn structure, no wonder it ends in a draw.